ἐπιχειρέω
epicheireō · undertake, try
Greek word · Strong’s number G2021 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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epicheireō (ἐπιχειρέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “undertake, try”.
Undertake, attempt, try.
How to say it
e·pi·chei·re·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To set one's hand to a hard task, try to do it.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- attempted ×1
- have undertaken ×1
- were attempting ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 1:1
Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fully accomplished among us,
- Acts 9:29
And he was speaking and debating with the Hellenists; but they were attempting to kill him.
- Acts 19:13
But some also of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”